First: read the attached pdf.file (linked, above) published by the United Nations Department of Economic and Urban Affairs, titled Living to Old Age: A New World Norm.
Next: go to the US Census website at: factfinder.census.gov
- Using the “Community Facts” search tool, type “United States” and click “Go”. What was the US population at the time of the 2010 Census (which was the last national census)? What are the estimates for 2017 (hint: there is a drop-down toolbar that will all you to change between the census and the estimates)?
Then: go to the World Population Clock at: www.census.gov/popclock
- What are the main components of population change demonstrated on this page? Consider the graph of US population by Age and Sex; scroll back to the year 2000, then 2010, and then 2015. What is happening to the shape of the graph?
Finally: in 500 words, or more, answer the following:
- Explain what you have observed and why you believe it is occurring.
- Do you believe that this an urban phenomenon only? Why, or why not?
- Are these trends something to be concerned about? Why, or why not?
For full credit (20 points):
- Answer all parts of the prompt and engage with the questions in a thoughtful way
- Use college-level grammar, spelling, and formatting
- Ensure that your paper is a full 500 words (or more), 12-point font, double spaced, with normal margins
- Cite at least one course source
- Make it clear that you have both read, and understand, the course concepts
- To submit your work, click the assignment link (above) and upload a Word.doc or .pdf file
Septe
1. O dea sign deve
Ever rece worl most revea miles the l in old and o perce fifty p
2. Th dea and
Fig
ember 2014
Old-age de ths worldw ificant m elopment.
ryone aspir ently fewer
d survived t recent rev als that the stone: due to ast fifty year d-age, define older per 100 entage point per cent in 20
he increas ths reflects less develo gure 1. Increas
dev
eaths acco wide in 2 milestone
res to live than half o to their 65t ision of Wo
e world rece o improveme rs, the perce ed as the nu 0 total death ts: from 22 005-2010 wo
e in the p significant oped regio se of the perce velopment gro
Living ounted for
2005-2010, of soc
to old ag f all people h birthday. rld Populatio
ently passed ents in life-ex entage of dea umber of dea s at all ages per cent in
orldwide.
percentage t progress in ns entage of old‐a up, 1950‐2010
g to old r half of a
marking cioeconomi
ge but unt e born in th However, th on Prospect
d a significa xpectancy ov aths occurrin aths at age 6 , increased 2 1950-1955
e of old-ag n both mor
age death by 0
d age: all a ic
til he he s1 nt er ng 65 28 to
ge re
The b death the s (Figur signifi increa respe
3. Wo old-a of ch
Dividi 64), a of m points in 200 perce to the child-a reduc Nation
Figure
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
: A new Septem
biggest incr hs occurred smallest in re 1). Ne cant increas
ases were a ctively.
orldwide th age deaths ild-age dea
ing ages int and old-age
mid-age dea s: from 38 p 05-2010 (Fig ntage point i
e decline of c age death ing child mo ns Millennium
e 2. Percentag 64) an
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
19 53
19 58
19 63
19 68
w worl mber 2014 N
POPFACT
rease in the in the less
n the least evertheless ses, and th
about 30 an
he increase was due m aths.
to child-age (65+), it sho
aths change per cent in 1 gure 2). In ot ncrease in F child-age de
is commu rtality is the f m Developme
ge of deaths at nd old‐age (65+
19 68
19 73
19 78
19 83
ld norm No. 2014/5
TS, No. 2014/5
e percentage developed r t developed all regions
he largest a d 10 percen
e in the per mainly to th
(0-4 years), ows that the ed only 2 1950-1955 to ther words, a
Figure 1, 26 w eaths. The m unicable dis fourth target ent Goals.
t child‐age (0‐4 +) of the world
19 88
19 93
19 98
20 03
m
1 5
e of old-age regions, and d countries experienced
and smalles ntage points
rcentage o e reduction
, mid-age (5 e percentage
percentage o 36 per cen among the 28 was attributed main cause o seases; and of the United
4), mid‐age (5‐ d
20 03
20 08
65+ 5‐‐6 0‐‐4
e d s d st s,
of n
5- e e t 8 d of d d
4
2
4. T perc deve of c the the mor
F co
For perc from 2005 preva
Note: T
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
100
POPFACTS
The main centage o eloped reg
child-age d world. But least deve e develope
Figure 3. Perce ountries (LDC),
d
the least centage of m 34 per ce 5-2010. The alence of HIV
The boundaries on
0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
S, No. 2014/5
reason of of old-age gions (LDR), deaths, whi the main re eloped co ed regions
entage of deat , less develope developed reg
developed mid-age de
ent in 1950- main cause
V/AIDS.
n this map do not i
f the incre deaths, f , was also ich is simila eason was untries (LD (MDR) (Figu
hs of the least ed regions (LDR gions (MDR)
d countries aths increa -1955 to 40 e of the incr
Figure 4. Per
imply official endo
ease in th for the les the declin ar to that o different fo
DC) and th ure 3).
t developed R), and more
(LDC), th ased notably 0 per cent rease was th
rcentage of old
orsement or accept
65+
5‐‐6
0‐‐4
he ss
ne of or
he
he y: in he
For perce from 2005- perce non-c of chi per ce
5. Alt reach differs In 20 perce Greec perce Congo
6. Alt death accu ages More annua and s regist countr scatte condu child d well, c age d tables
1Source 2012 re
d‐age deaths b
tance by the Unite
+
64
4
the more entage of m
34 per cen -2010. The ntage of mi ommunicable ld-age death
ent in 2005-2
though the hed 50 per rs remarkab 005-2010, th ntages were
ce (85%); wh ntages were o (13%), Cha
though old- hs worldwid
urate than th . specifically
ally availabl some develo tration and ries, old-age
ered years ucted. For th death rates, could be esti death rates s.
e of data: Unite evision (available
by country, 200
ed Nations.
developed mid-age de nt in 1950-1 main cause id-age death e diseases. M hs reached t 2010.
percentage cent in 200 bly between he three cou e Italy (86% hile the three e the Dem ad (12%), an
-age death de, their est he estimate
y, reliable o le only for m oping count d census. e death rat
when re he rest of th
and sometim imated from are then in
_____________
NOTE ed Nations (201 e from www.unpo
05‐2010
Septem
d regions aths declin 1955 to 25
of the dec hs was the Moreover, th the level of
e of old-ag 05-2010 wor n countries untries with
%), Sweden e nations wi ocratic Rep
nd Angola (11
hs reached timates are es of deaths
old-age dea more develo tries with ac
For some es may be
eliable cens he world, on mes adult de sample surv nferred usin
_______
S 13). World Popu opulation.org).
mber 2014
(MDR), the ned notably
per cent in crease of the
reduction o e percentage lower than
ge deaths rldwide, it
s (Figure 4). the highes (86%), and
th the lowes public of the 1%).
half of all e less
s at other
ath rates are oped nations ccurate vita
e developing obtained in
suses were nly infant and eath rates as
veys; and old g model life
ulation Prospect
e y: n e
of e 1
st d st e
e s
al g n e d s – e
ts